Proposed QuickChek Topic Of Public Hearing Tuesday

The public will have a chance to speak tonight at Bridgewater’s Zoning Board meeting on the proposed QuickChek project on Route 22 East.

The meeting will be held tonight, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bridgewater-Raritan High School auditorium at 600 Garretson Road.

This is the second time a public hearing will be held on this heated issue, as more than 300 residents came out on June 16 at the municipal complex. The amount of residents attending exceeded the building’s capacity and was moved to the auditorium.

The plan

QuickChek’s proposed plan calls for a 24-hour, 5,700-square-foot convenience market on Route 22 East at the site of the vacant 5.47-acre Tectonic property. There will also be 16 gas pumps and two deisel pumps.

Originally, the plan called for entryways from Route 22 and 28. Due to public backlash, the plan has been modified to eliminate the Route 28 entryway.

The company also announced that it will keep Melick’s farm stand and the residence along Route 28 intact, as well as the dense woodlands along the road so that the one-story market will not be readily visible from Route 28.

For more information on the proposed project visit quickchek-bridgewater.com.